Around one o'clock in the morning, the big town finally became quiet again. Bai Liusu and the others came and left just as quickly. It only took them about five minutes to set foot on the battlefield with the nine captured military trucks and nearly 300 Japanese prisoners. They took the road to Akata Town. About a quarter of an hour after they left, Inoue took two deep breaths and smelled the strong smell of blood in the air. Japanese-style screams immediately sounded in his ears. His face changed and he took a fishy breath. The smell rolled up from his stomach, and he couldn't help but vomited loudly. This time he was so good at vomiting that his whole body was sore and weak, and even the gastric mucosa was vomited out. Then he stopped and said, "No, I have to Immediately send a message to the division headquarters and report this information to them. The reason why the Chinese were sniping at Lions Gate was not to prevent our army from attacking Nanchang, but to encircle our army. The Chinese troops just now should be heading towards In the direction of Fengxin County, the Chinese people have such great ambitions. Do they want to completely wipe out our army?" When he thought of this, Inoue became anxious, sat on the ground, and immediately turned on the transmitter.
At this moment, the battle at the Lion Gate had just ended, and Jutaro Amasame was personally working on the reorganization of the troops in the 33rd Light and Heavy Regiment. Suddenly, Little Nugget City came rushing over with a dozen military policemen. From a distance, he shouted loudly: He asked the soldiers around him: "Where is the division commander? Have you seen the division commander?"
Gan Can heard the shouting, went out to greet him, and asked, "Chief of Staff, what happened?"
Xiao Nugget City glanced at the mid-level and low-level officers around him, and the latter group immediately avoided them knowingly. He pulled Gan Cang, who looked suspicious, away from the light, and lowered his voice and said to him: "Your Excellency, just now Received a telegram from Lieutenant Lieutenant Kame Inoue, the communications staff officer of the 213th Regiment. He reported that the 213th Regiment was ambushed by a student army in a large town, and the entire army has been completely wiped out."
"What?" Gan Cang was shocked, "How come there is a student army in the big city?"
"Inoue said that he probably came from Gao'an. He reported that although this student army only has about one regiment, it is highly mechanized and has extremely ruthless methods. The 213th Regiment was caught off guard and was attacked by a sneak attack. Most of them were They were all captured, and after the Xuebing Army captured them, they actually massacred them on the spot."
"Eight grids." Gan Yan took a breath and was shocked. If the Xuebing Army appeared behind them, it would mean that they could be surrounded at any time. This is the real reason why the Xuebing Army defended the Lion Gate. Such a situation I thought, and I kind of understood why the attack on Lion Gate encountered such huge resistance, but I heard Xiao Di say: "Sir, I have carefully analyzed it and feel that this student army is not a real student army."
These words were a bit convoluted, and Gan Cang, who had just awakened, became confused again. He asked, "How do you say this?"
"Your Excellency, do you still remember the Zhongtong spy we captured?"
"That's the one named Zhang Mingjun."
"Yes, from his mouth, we once got a valuable piece of information. The man in Chongqing did not trust Xue Yue very much because of his personal dealings with Ouyang Yun, so he did not let him command the entire ninth theater. Later, I analyzed and investigated this piece of information and found that Xue Yue had about one division of troops equipped with the standard equipment of the Xuebing Army. Your Excellency, is it possible that the Nanchang garrison could no longer hold on? I asked Xue Yue Asking for help, the latter did not dare to disobey Chongqing's order, so they came out like this. The 74th Army under Xue Yue once completely annihilated our 17th Division in Pengze. The combat effectiveness of this unit was considerable. If this unit were to play the role Xue Bingjun, let alone Inoue, even we can hardly tell the difference."
Gan Cang pondered and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Sir, I think this is an opportunity for us to use our tactics to our advantage."
"oh."
"The Nanchang Academy Soldiers asked Xue Yue for help. They just want us to divide our troops to defend our retreat, or send troops to build a new county to reserve a retreat. Inoue said, since the academy soldiers went to Xinjian County, then we will divide some of our troops to go out. , creating the illusion that they were dividing their troops to build a new county, but in fact, they were asked to forcefully cross the Dianqian Reservoir five kilometers northwest of Lions Gate, and then go around behind Lions Gate to carry out a pincer attack. What do you think?"
Gan Can pondered and said, "What if what appears in the big city is a real student army?"
"Then this must be the vanguard of the large army of soldiers. In this case, we have no other choice but to break through from the Lion Gate."
"Have you sent anyone to investigate the hydrological conditions of the reservoir in front of the store?"
"We have asked Asai and the others to investigate. The narrowest point of the reservoir is only more than two hundred meters. Because it is winter, the water flow is very gentle. There are many big trees on the west bank of the reservoir. These trees can be cut down and made into rafts, which can be used to cross the river. , it is estimated that it only takes about half an hour to transport a brigade there. Your Excellency, if you agree, please leave this brigade to me to command."
"Let's do it this way, but in order to prevent the enemy from being attacked from behind, I decided to send Kentaro Watanabe's cavalry regiment in the direction of Ojo. Even if the cadet army that appeared in the direction of Ojo was disguised as the 74th Army, they If you dare to massacre prisoners of war, you can't guarantee that they won't fake it and attack us from behind."
"Your Excellency is wise. If we do this, everything will be foolproof." After Xiaoju finished speaking, he was about to go to the 214th Wing to select the team that would smuggle into the Qiandian Reservoir. Gan Yan stopped him and ordered: "Have the communications team contact the headquarters immediately. To get in touch, we must ask for aviation support. The reason why we are passive now is because of insufficient battlefield intelligence. Just tell Commander Yamamoto that even one or two reconnaissance planes are very necessary for us."
"Hai."
At three-thirty in the morning, when Xiao Juqin led a group of Japanese soldiers to the west bank of Qiandian Reservoir, Gan Cang asked the 214th Regiment to launch a gambling night attack on Lion Gate.
Even with Xiaoju's very reasonable analysis, Amami was still very concerned about the intelligence sent back by Inoue Tianmei. Around three o'clock, he finally selected the combatable soldiers in the logistics force and reorganized the two brigades. After that, the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became, and then he suddenly thought that to solve this crisis, all he had to do was capture the Lion Gate together, so he asked the captain of the 214th Wing, Colonel Sato Ken, to launch a gambling attack.
Sato Ken personally led a large group of Japs without making any pre-war fire preparations, and went to the top of the mountain in the dark. Amami was betting that the defenders would be careless and neglect defense, but how could such a thing happen to the trainees? Sato Ken When they reached halfway up the mountain, a flare suddenly shot down from the top of the mountain. Seeing that the sneak attack turned into a strong attack, Gan Cang was unwilling to engage in a war of attrition, so he decisively ordered a retreat, and began to wait wholeheartedly for the success of Xiao Di.
Up and down the Lion Gate, the offensive and defensive sides once again faced off in tacit understanding. At this time, in the distant east, dawn had appeared on the sea.